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MACHINE FOR- REVERSING MEAT GASINGS.

No. 427,046. Patented May 6, 1890.

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EMILE CHERRIERE, OF HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA.

MACHINE FOR REVERSING MEAT-CASINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming. part of Letters Patent No. 427,046, dated May 6, 1890- Application filed February 24, 1890. Serial No. 341,438- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMILE OHERRIERE, a citizen of Canada, and now residing in Hamilton, in the county of Wentworth, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented a new and useful Machine for Reversing Meat-Casings for Cleaning Purposes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in a machine for reversing meat-casings, in which a longitudinal tube is placed upon a table or bench at a suitable elevation from the floor, in conjunction with a longitudinal rod through its interior a little longer than the tube, and with a conical-shaped head in close proximity to the end of the tube. This head is capable, by the movement of its rod, to engage effectually with the right-hand end of the tube; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide a tube having internal mechanism that when a meat-casing of any length is drawn on the tube the latter end of easing may be gripped between the end of the tube and the conical head of rod and held there until the casing is manipulated or slid from off the tube reversed; second, to afford facilities for the proper adjustment of the combined rod with conical head and a spiral spring and other mechanism that will allow the rod to move backward and forward at pleasure, and, third, to provide means that will allow the easy removal of the tube for cleaning purposes and for effectually fastening the same again in position. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- I Figure 1 is a side elevation of an entire machine, having a part in section to show the interior and also the longitudinal tube broken to denote greater length of same. Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout both views.

The stand A is shown broken, and is intended to extend to the floor. This stand supports a table 13. My invention is not confined to the particular design or construction of these two parts of the machine. This table is provided with two bearings or concaved supports 0 O to support the longitudinal tube D, and also with two side brackets E E, for the spring S and as a steadying-support for this end of rod I.

In operating the machine an animal meatcasing of any length is drawn over the conical. head J of rod I, the form of said head allowing it to enter the casing with case, then over the tube as far as necessary. Its latter end is then allowed to fall or enter the space, as shown, between the end of tube and the head J and at the same time the rod, with its head, is brought back by means of a cord or chain M, attached to stop or collar N, thus fastening the said end of easing between the end of tube and the head J. The casing is then manipulated, sliding off the tube reversed, the rod at this time being let go forward, and the force of the spiral spring S against the stop H and the collar or pin 0 of the rod forces the rod forward, thus releasing the casing, which is now reversed, as stated. The rod I has also a collar 0' for steadying purposes. The tube may project to any approved length beyond its bearings O to suit the operator. For instance, a casing, say, sixty or more feet in length, could easily be drawn on a tube, say, twelve inches, more or less, as the case may be. The cord or chain M, as shown attached to the end of rod I, passes over a rope-pulley P on journal R, which rotates in the bearings T T. In. Fig. 1 the said cord is shown broken. This may be attached to any approved or suitable device of foot-power or any other method or mechanical device that will operate the rod I, as fully and-as substantially described.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a machine for reversing meat-casings, the herein-described tube D, in combination with the rod I, having conical head J, and a spiral spring S, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for reversing meat-casings, the combination of a tube D, the eccentric F, the rod 1, with its head J and collar or pin 0,

4. The combination of a tube D, a red I, m

with its head J, the eccentric F, the table B, having bearin gs C 0, stop H, bearings T 'l, and the pulley P, with cord M, all arranged and combined substantially as set forth.

EMILE GHEERIERE.

Vitnesses:

ALFRED YOUNG, CHARLES RASBERRY. 

